5. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Signature Edition
- It's a really nice edition, its a really rare edition and what makes it special is that it's one of the few very rare editions that I bought new directly, making me the first and only owner.
4. Bayonetta Austrailian Climax Edition with Scarborough Fair Replica
- The USA never got a Bayonetta CE, and while I had never played the game when I first saw the Scarborough Fair gun replica I had to have it. My favorite CE items are when they take an object from the game world and make it real, especially if it's life sized. I hunted down the gun with the original box and packing, and then later picked up a matching Australian copy of the Climax Edition to "complete" it.
3. Fallout 3 Survival Edition
- When this was announced I ordered it from Amazon.com, still relatively "new" to collecting I foolishly CANCELED my order thinking "this is just the CE with a stupid clock for an extra $60, I don't need a $60 clock"... (I still have the email with my cancellation confirmation... ugh). Of course it turned out to be a really nice package, and a really rare package, and after playing the game Fallout became one of my favorite franchises... so I eventually hunted down a used copy at more than twice the original price, and the clock doesn't work, but it's still one of my favorite items.
2. Deadspace Ultra Limited Edition
- This is another one where I had a chance to buy brand new, and said "I can't justify spending $150 on a CE". Of course a couple of years later and I gladly paid 3 times as much for a used copy... As with most people who own copies of this game it's one of the most highly regarded CEs one can own, super rare, numbered, loaded with signatures and a really nice package for a really great game make it a prized piece of any collection.
1. Rez (Kanzentousui Set) (PS2 [NTSC-J] - Rez is my favorite game of all time, and this is one of the rarest CEs from the PS2 era (only 500 made)... two of my passions combine to make the holy grail of my collection, I also love the package design... If I was ever forced to get rid of my collection I would still keep this game. I bought the one and only copy I've EVER seen for sale ANYWHERE. you'd have to pry this out of my cold dead hands
Interesting story behind this particular copy, it was owned by the Journalist who actually came up with the name "Rez" and the game was given to him directly by the games creator... I'm the 2nd owner
Still missing:
I really only have 1 game left that I really want and that's the Dreamcast NTSC-J CE for Space Channel 5 Part 2, SC5 is one of my all time favorite franchises, and the Dreamcast is one of my all time favorite consoles... so I think picking up the CE for that title would be really special. I see them pop up from time to time on eBay, usually between $300-$400, but I haven't been able to bring myself to actually biting the bullet and ordering.
If I do ever get one, it will undoubtedly find it's way on this list, probably in the #5 slot.